This is a how-to review of CrashPlan, an online backup service that we've used extensively for the past year. The following article is not only about online backup for PC and Mac users with moderate amounts of data, but also about jump-starting higher volume data backup for travelers, digital nomads and data-creation junkies. … [Read more...]

Always be sure you can reach the important people in your life. Our digital nomad lifestyle means that we work while we travel. Because of this, we are always looking for reliable, easy and inexpensive ways to keep in touch with clients and family. … [Read more...]

It seems like smartphones can do just about anything these days, from waking us up in the morning according to our sleep cycles to translating foreign language signs we’ve just photographed. But our iPhones and Androids still can’t do everything.As we put together travel plans for this coming fall, it occurs to us that some travel apps are still missing. Here are … [Read more...]

Readers often question whether geotagging photos is worth the time and effort. Of course, this is a personal decision based on, among other considerations, the volume of photos you take, the number of locations you visit over a period of time, and the importance of knowing the precise location where a photo was taken. Oh, and whether you have a bit of geek in you, … [Read more...]

Do yourself the most mundane - yet valuable - of favors in the new year: back up your data.If a hard drive has ever failed you, you’ll know the feeling. It's like that scene in the horror movie when the victim, in the stroke of a nanosecond, realizes the peril. At that point, the knife is through the curtain and the damage is done. It's all over.And … [Read more...]

Since our around-the-world journey began in December 2006, we have geotagged virtually all our photos so we can display a map with each one in our travel photo gallery. We do this for our readers; we also do it for ourselves as a step-by-step diary and reminder of where we’ve been. … [Read more...]

We are well overdue for a smartphone that can work for us, instead of one that we struggle with for basic functionality. In other words, it's time to enter the mainstream.And with that, we'd like your help, your opinion. … [Read more...]

Yesterday, our website was out for roughly 24 hours. Tragic? Certainly not. But maddening and disappointing it was.If you attempted to visit yesterday, only to be rewarded with dead space and cryptic system messages, we apologize. … [Read more...]

China and the Internet. It’s a long story (and yes, we realize it’s not as exciting as colorful ethnic markets). But it's one that affects everyone living, studying and traveling in China. … [Read more...]

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We are Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott, a husband-and-wife storytelling team. Over twelve years ago we began with a one-way ticket and an insatiable curiosity about the world and its people. More than 90 countries later, we are still going...and still married. Read More

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